Sony refines PSP console design - console
(hx) 02:33 AM CEST - Jul,13 2007
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Sony has unveiled
a re-designed PlayStation Portable which is slimmer, lighter, and comes with
a video-out port for watching content on TVs. The form factor of the portable
console is virtually unchanged but the device is now 33% lighter and 19%
slimmer. The new PSP will cost $170 in the US and will be released in September.
No price or street date for the rest of the world was given.
There are also a few more minor changes, such as the omission of the unused IR port. The Wi-Fi switch has been moved to the top of the system, where it's less likely to be hit by accident. The Memory Stick port was moved to the other side of the system, and is much more cramped. We're a little disappointed by that change, because it makes swapping the Stick out of the system a little bit more difficult than previously.
The new headphone jack (pictured, above) not only moves further to the left of the system, but utilizes a new pin system that allows for the system's video-out. Component or composite cables can be used for TV out, but Koller explains that PSP game output will only be component-compatible. Movies (of both Memory Stick and UMD flavors) can use either component or composite cables. The video output of UMD video is especially impressive, due to the UMD's high video resolution. Many people have forgotten that UMD movies are encoded in DVD resolution: 480p. We're certain that this new feature will make UMD movies more viable than they have in the past.
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